Episode 8890

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Episode 8890 was broadcast on 3 November 2026, as part of Series 94.

Jim played Derek, with Derek winning 81 – 59. The Dictionary Corner guest was Kate Bottley, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: MUNCHIE in Round 7 was declared as valid by Dictionary Corner at the time of recording but by the time of broadcast, it was no longer valid as the word at that point only existed in the plural noun sense in the OED.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Jim	Score	Derek	Others	Max.
1	DLSDOAENG	GLADDEN	7 – 0	SADDLE	GLADDENS, GLADDONS*	8
2	TPGAONIWT	PATTING	14 – 7	PATTING	POTTING	15
3	75 7 2 2 8 3 → 982	982 (8 + 3 + 2) × 75 + 7	24 – 17	982 (8 × 2 − 3) × 75 + 7		25
TTT	FEETDESK	It's dinnertime, and it's all "Greek" to me.			KEFTEDES
4	DPCEOGTES	SCOPED	30 – 23	SCOPED	CESTODE, SPECTED*	32
5	RPZIOISRE	SIZER	30 – 29	PRIZES	PRIORIES	40
6	50 7 4 6 10 3 → 271	271 ☓	30 – 36	270 50 × 6 − 10 × 3	RR: 271 = (10 ÷ (6 − 4)) × 50 + 7 × 3	50
7	NMCHUIELM	CHIME	35 – 41	CHIME	MUNCHIE**	57
8	RTMAORUSG	MORTARS	42 – 41	GROUTS	UROGRAMS*	65
9	100 8 7 4 4 10 → 578	589	42 – 46	572 (10 − 4) × 100 − (4 × 7)	RR: 578 = (100 − 10 − 8) × 7 + 4	75
TTT	RETCHLID	Characters like this were everywhere last week.			ELDRITCH
10	TNTESOARQ	—	42 – 52	ROTTEN	ATTORNS*, NATTERS*, NOTATES*, RATTONS*, ROANEST*, ROTATES, SANTERO*, SENATOR*, SNOTTER*, STENTOR*, TOASTER, TREASON*	82
11	SLPEAIRNR	plainers ☓	42 – 59	PLANERS	PRALINES, REPRISAL, SNARLIER*	90
12	BTNEIERDK	BRINED	42 – 67	TINKERED	INTERBED	98
13	DFNTOIESO	FONDEST	49 – 74	FOOTIES	FESTOON*, FOISTED*, FOODIES*, FOOTSIE*, OOFIEST*, OSTEOID*, TOONIES*	105
14	25 100 3 8 9 7 → 485	485 ☓	49 – 81	484 (8 − 3) × 100 − (9 + 7)	RR: 485 = (100 + 9 − 7) × (8 − 3) − 25	115
15	FODDERSET	DEFROSTED (16.75 seconds)	59 – 81	☓ deforested (10.5 seconds)		125